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La Jolla Beach, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 63.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 21, 2024 at 3:56:36 am
Sunrise Today: 6:58 am↑ 118° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:51 pm↑ 242° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 11:22 pm↑ 86° East
Moonset Today: 11:26 am↑ 277° West
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 53 minutes
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Today's Sun Position in La Jolla Beach

Time:3:56 am
Altitude:-36.6°
Direction:95° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: 9h 52m 54s (Dec 21, 2024)

4 hours, 32 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

The Sun's altitude in La Jolla Beach today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in La Jolla Beach Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in La Jolla Beach today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night12:00 am – 5:28 am
Astro. Twilight5:28 am – 5:59 am
Nautical Twilight5:59 am – 6:30 am
Civil Twilight6:30 am – 6:58 am
Daylight6:58 am – 4:51 pm
Civil Twilight4:51 pm – 5:18 pm
Nautical Twilight5:18 pm – 5:50 pm
Astro. Twilight5:50 pm – 6:20 pm
Night6:20 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in La Jolla Beach - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 216:58 am4:51 pm9:52:54< 1s11:54 am (32.5°)91.441
Dec 226:58 am4:51 pm9:52:57+0:0211:55 am (32.5°)91.436
Dec 236:59 am4:52 pm9:53:03+0:0611:55 am (32.5°)91.431
Dec 246:59 am4:52 pm9:53:12+0:0911:56 am (32.5°)91.427
Dec 256:59 am4:53 pm9:53:25+0:1211:56 am (32.6°)91.423
Dec 267:00 am4:53 pm9:53:40+0:1511:57 am (32.6°)91.420
Dec 277:00 am4:54 pm9:53:58+0:1811:57 am (32.7°)91.417
* All times are local time for La Jolla Beach. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in La Jolla Beach is at 1:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 33 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024

March equinoxMar 198:06 pm
June solsticeJun 201:51 pm
September equinoxSep 225:44 am
December solsticeDec 211:21 am
* All times are local La Jolla Beach time.

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Today's Moon in La Jolla Beach

Percent Illuminated:63.6%
Time:3:56 am
Altitude:59.3°
Direction:148° SE
Position:Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in La Jolla Beach today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in La Jolla Beach - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 21-11:26 am11:22 pm5:00 am(62.8°)248,27663.2%
Dec 22-11:49 am-5:40 am(56.9°)250,11353.5%
Dec 2312:18 am12:12 pm-6:19 am(51.0°)251,13143.9%
Dec 241:13 am12:36 pm-6:58 am(45.3°)251,29634.5%
Dec 252:10 am1:02 pm-7:39 am(40.0°)250,64125.6%
Dec 263:08 am1:32 pm-8:23 am(35.2°)249,26217.5%
Dec 274:09 am2:08 pm-9:11 am(31.2°)247,30410.6%
* All times are local time for La Jolla Beach. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in La Jolla Beach This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Dec 21, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:15 amSat 3:30 pmSat 10:23 amAverage visibility
VenusSat 9:58 amSat 8:24 pmSat 3:11 pmGreat visibility
MarsFri 7:19 pmSat 9:32 amSat 2:26 amPerfect visibility
JupiterSat 3:38 pmSun 5:48 amSat 10:43 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 11:15 amSat 10:34 pmSat 4:55 pmAverage visibility
UranusSat 2:23 pmSun 4:11 amSat 9:17 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSat 11:47 amSat 11:38 pmSat 5:43 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for La Jolla Beach.

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